State Gives Warrington Middle One More Year – Or Else

July 20, 2011

The State Board of Education voted Tuesday to give Escambia County’s Warrington Middle School and seven others in Miami-Dade County more time to turn themselves around.

The  schools were on “intervene” status for poor performance on state tests and federal accountability standards. Only one state board member – John Padget – voted against granting these schools more time, saying he wants to send a message that the schools should take their poor performance seriously.

The board is giving these schools one year to show increased improvement in learning gains in math, science, reading and writing. The board has yet to take up a similar request for more time from Duval County, which has four schools on “intervene” status. If the board had not approved these requests for more time, the schools would have to privatize, close or become charter schools.

The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.

Comments

3 Responses to “State Gives Warrington Middle One More Year – Or Else”

  1. David Huie Green on July 20th, 2011 1:53 pm

    I wonder why the state keeps dragging its feet on this matter.

    The state should move in and show us how to make ladies, gentlemen and scholars out of the students currently attending Warrington Middle.

    It should be entertaining as all get out.

  2. NotAgain on July 20th, 2011 11:56 am

    Sounds like a prime opportunity for an Atlanta-type school cheating scandal to happen.

  3. Bob on July 20th, 2011 9:27 am

    I sure hope they do not consider busing these students from Warrington,and Miami Dade to North Escambia. We are just about full up here.

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